Highland Speedway – April 10, 2010 News Article

It was a great night for racing on April 10, 2010 at the Highland Speedway. The Breese Elementary School band started off the evening by playing the National Anthem. They did an awesome job and even entertained the crowd during intermission. The racing started with the UMP Factory Stock Feature from 4-3. It was Jordan Suhre who took the first checkered flag of the night. He was chased by Austin Isaak, Tracy VonRohr, Eldon Hemken, Bobby Funderburk, Trevor Isaak, Ryan Emig, Dale Bohnenstiehl, Justin Hall, Justin Suhre, Shawn McCall, Cale Hartnagel, Travis Horner, Jacob Rexing, Jon Easley, Jerry Thompson, Caleb Lintezenich, Rick Viviano, Cody Ventimiglia, Shea Gagne, Brent Trame, Kyle Swip DNS, Kyle McMahon DNS, and Craig Monk DNS.

The UMP Steve Schmitt Modifieds has 18 cars. First win of the division went to Mike Harrison in the first heat. Chasing him were Chad Sellers, Eric Faust, Trista Stevenson, Steve Lach, and Stephen Flannery, Jr. Second heat had Steven Ellison leading Chris Smith, Khris Fohne, Tyler Deibert, Ron Hartnagel, and Travis Koehler. Third heat top dog was Jim Werner, Jr, then Brett Korves, Dean Hoffman, Eric Goetter, Adam Pate, and Andy Oswald. For the second time this race night, a driver swept his division. This time it was Mike Harrison who took his second checkered flag of the evening. The Feature line up after Harrison was Korves, Ellison, Hoffman, Khris Fohne, Deibert, Stevenson, Sellers, Chris Smith, Lach, Goetter, Pate, Werner, Jr, Faust, Flannery, Jr, Hartnagel, Koehler, DNS and Oswald DNS.

There were 20 UMP Sportsman cars. It was Rick Johnson who took the first heat over Dennis Wernle, Ryan Eilers, Aaron Melton, Robbie Eilers, Andy Casper, and Tracy VonRohr. Second heat went to Russell Eilers, Jimmy Cummins, Tory Ernst, Nathan Schmitt, Jon Huegen, Devone Hartwell, and Dale Laird. Third heat leader was Allan Geiseking, then Rob Lee, Jon Ripperda, Steven Ellison, Mark Bohnenstiehl, and Lenny Garson. The third time of the evening, a broom was used at the speedway. This time it was Russell Eilers who brought his along. He won the Feature by beating out Wernle, Geiseking, Lee, Ryan Eilers, Bohnenstiehl, Ripperda, Ellison, Robbie Eilers, Cummins, Ernst, Huegen, Laird, Johnson, Schmitt, Melton, Casper, VonRohr, Hartwell, and Garson.